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Understanding the outcome of the 2020 election
Election Day is officially behind us, but there is still plenty to unpack as the United States grapples with its current political landscape and how matters such as COVID-19, racial…
LaserNetUS high-power laser consortium including Ohio State receives $18M from the Department of Energy
Ohio State's Scarlet Laser
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy established a network of facilities operating ultra-powerful lasers, LaserNetUS…
Ohio State leads 13 universities to understand climate change and ecosystems
The Ohio State University is one of 14 universities from around the globe that have collectively been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Biology…
It's hot in the city: Understanding the urban heat island effect on Ohio State's campus
Forty years ago, Ohio State geography Professor John Arnfield would get into his Volkswagen Microbus and set out to study the microclimates in Columbus. His wife, Joan, marked intersections in the…
How the arts and humanities are confronting climate change
A dancer’s performance ritual confronting the anguish and fear of a planetary emergency. A multimedia art exhibition exploring the significance of plants’ carbon sequestration during the…
Mershon Center's research into Bangladesh's migration crisis reveals connections between security and climate change
An eroded rice field alongside a river in Bangladesh.
In some regions, climate change is seen as a concern for future…
Climate change making impacts right here in Ohio
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Climate change is often depicted with broad, faraway examples: glaciers melting and 70-degree days in the Arctic, endangered species dwindling in Asia…
Solving climate's toughest questions, one challenge at a time
Hurricane Maria approaching Puerto Rico on September 19, 2017. Image by Tim Loomis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellites…
EEOB professor’s research to tackle problems measuring biodiversity change
We’ve all heard about dwindling biodiversity across the planet, but it turns out scientists have a difficult time actually verifying it.
Because it’s impossible to continually count…